Know your exposure before the state does.
A former state compliance auditor personally reviews your payroll report and GL, scores your outside worker exposure, and delivers a written exposure report with a prioritized action plan — within 5 business days of receiving your documents. Then we walk through the findings together so you know exactly what to do next.
“I spent years inside the Indiana DWD audit process, personally reviewing employer records and assessing outside worker arrangements. I saw the same patterns sink companies over and over — patterns that were almost always fixable if the employer had known to look. I started Classifi to give employers that same review before a notice ever arrives.”
What's included
Personal, not automated
Every review is performed personally by a former Indiana DWD misclassification auditor. No AI, no templates, no outsourced analysts.
Secure document handling
Your payroll, GL, and 1099 records are uploaded through an encrypted portal, reviewed only by your named reviewer, and retained for 90 days before deletion.
Guided walkthrough, not a cold report
Instead of dropping a report in your inbox, your reviewer walks you through the findings, answers your questions, and helps you prioritize what to address first.
On-site visits available in Indiana
For Indiana employers within reasonable driving distance, your reviewer can come to your office in person to review documents, walk through findings, and help you work through next steps.
What I typically find
Three exposure patterns come up in nearly every review I do:
1099 workers who don't meet Indiana's ABC test
Workers paid as independent contractors who don't pass all three prongs of Indiana's ABC test (IC 22-4-8-1). The burden is on the employer to prove each prong — when that proof is missing, those payments are treated as unreported wages subject to back taxes, penalties, and interest.
Payments with no indicated purpose
Payments to individuals recorded in the GL or check register with no indication of what the payment was for. Auditors can't exclude what can't be explained — these get reclassified as unreported wages, triggering back taxes, penalties, and interest.
Payment-timing patterns
Recurring, regular payments to 1099 workers that signal a de facto employment relationship even when the paperwork says otherwise. Payment cadence is one of the first patterns a state auditor looks for.
Any one of these can trigger an audit assessment. All three are fixable once you know where to look.
How it works
From intake to actionable findings in 5 business days.
Submit intake & upload documents
Complete a short form with your business info and upload your prior-year payroll report, GL or check register, and 1099 list to the encrypted portal. Takes about 5 minutes.
Your data is personally reviewed
Over the next 2–4 business days, your documents are personally reviewed against the same classification criteria state auditors apply. No automation, no templates.
Review your assessment report
By day 5, log into your secure portal to review your exposure score with risk rating, flagged workers, undocumented disbursements, and prioritized action plan.
We resolve it together
Your reviewer walks you through the findings, answers your questions, and helps you prioritize what to address first — so you're not left interpreting a report alone.
This is right for you if...
How we handle your documents
Your payroll and financial documents are uploaded through an encrypted portal, reviewed only by your named reviewer, and never shared with third parties. Documents are retained for 90 days after delivery unless you request otherwise.
DWD Risk Assessment
Professional advisory service — not legal representation.
Ready to see where you stand?
Upload your documents, get an exposure score and action plan — before the state comes asking.
Get my Assessment →